Comments on: Red Sox release injured right-hander Carlos Silva

By: dirtyharry1971

dirtyharry1971 — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 09:29:22 +0000

i have to admit im very torn up over this, i have no idea why they would release Carlos. This goes beyond whats right and wrong

By: damnyankee13

damnyankee13 — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 06:26:07 +0000

Um, are you sure it wasn’t Carlos Silva releasing the boston red sox?

By: uyf1950

uyf1950 — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 21:45:09 +0000

You could be right. I’m just not sure it’s in the teams best interest to be counting on that fact. As I’m sure you know Dice K was not the most “healthy” pitcher on the Red Sox roster even before his Tommy John Surgery.
For Example;
In 2009 he pitched: 59 innings
In 2010 he pitched: 153 innings

He had the Tommy John Surgery on or about June 10, 2011. Experts say it takes 12 to 18 months to FULLY recover. So if he’s looking at the closer to 18 months portion of that the Red Sox will be lucky if they see him in August.

Also that assumes that there are no health issues with the “other” pitchers during the season. Like I said not a lot of room for margin of error.

By: thinman61

thinman61 — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 21:02:07 +0000

Pretty sure Dice-K will be covering some of those innings from midseason on.

By: uyf1950

uyf1950 — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 20:23:11 +0000

It would seem on the surface that the Red Sox are locked in having to chose for their 4th and 5th pitching slots from a group of pitchers none of whom have pitched an average of 90 innings over the last 2 season in the big leagues. Bard, Doubront, Aceves, Padilla and Miller none of them. So all will need to be stretched out to give the Sox approximately 175 to 200 innings that starters need. Even if they are able to stretch 2 of the 5 out virtually no room for margin of error.

By: lucidsportsfan

lucidsportsfan — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 18:37:39 +0000

Not really a big deal, Silva was always on the outside looking in for the 5th starter spot, still lots of good options for Boston. http://www.lucidsportsfan.com/2012_03_01_archive.html#5228268183360112717